Spurned husband Kevin Fiore smashed up Werrington home
BANKRUPT Kevin Fiore vandalised his marital home in an act of revenge on his estranged wife.
The 56-year-old trashed furniture and wrote on the walls at the couple's house in Alan Dale, Werrington.
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REVENGE: Kevin Fiore trashed furniture at the home of his estranged wife
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Fiore's relationship with his wife Katrina broke down in March last year, and she moved out of the house while he remained.
Fiona Cortese, prosecuting, said: "On September 10, Mrs Fiore received a text message that said, 'There's nothing left, it's all trashed'.
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"As a result, Mrs Fiore went to the address and found various things had been damaged."
The court heard Fiore had written 'Kev's half' on furniture in the living room, and torn down the ladder leading to the loft.
The bathroom had been vandalised, with writing on the wall, fixtures removed from the walls and damage to the door.
In a bedroom, Fiore had damaged a wardrobe and two sets of drawers, and had cut a dressing table in half.
The total cost of the damage was £5,184.
The next day, Fiore sent another text message to his wife, with whom he has a son, apologising for what he had done.
He was arrested and admitting causing some of the damage when he was interviewed by police.
He told them he had 'lost it' and everything had gone wrong.
The court heard he had approached an estate agent about selling the property, and was told the garage, utility room and loft conversion would have to be demolished before the house could be sold, because they had been built without planning permission.
Fiore, whose last conviction was more than 20 years ago, pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
Colin Drew, mitigating, said his client was suffering from depression.
He told the court: "He is bankrupt. His total bankruptcy is approximately £62,000.
"He was a self-employed builder.
"He is out of work at the moment. He is signed off by his doctor because he has been suffering from depression.
"He lives with his grown-up daughter, who effectively keeps him."
Judge Mark Eades handed Fiore, of Quarry Close, Werrington, a two-year supervision order.
He said the case should have been sentenced in the magistrates' court.
"This was a piece of revenge upon your ex-partner," he said.
"It was mean and unpleasant but, at the end of the day, it was only property, and the value falls firmly in the magistrates' court bracket.
"Therefore I'm going to be mindful of the magistrates' court guidelines."
Judge Eades said he would not award compensation because of Fiore's financial situation.
Comments
by mrdoulton
Tuesday, July 31 2012, 3:36AM
“what a plonker”
by DoctorDo
Monday, July 30 2012, 10:10PM
“It is not possible to damage one's own property, provided the damage does not endanger any other person.
However, the Criminal Damage Act 1971, s 10(2) provides that property is to be treated for the purposes of the Act as belonging to any person:
(a) having the custody or control of it;
(b) having in it any proprietary right or interest; or
(c) having a charge on it
Whether we agree or not, his wife is covered by (b) and, if the property was mortgaged, the mortgage company is covered by (c).
This was criminal damage as defined by the 1971 Act.”
by camband
Monday, July 30 2012, 7:54PM
“Pure tabloid -and the tabloid crew are lapping it all up.”
by muzzer57
Sunday, July 29 2012, 6:01PM
“She sounds like a right gold digging s*****r”
by madder63
Sunday, July 29 2012, 5:11PM
“there are two sides to everystory ,katrina is evil who broke kevins first marriage up to a lovely woman with 4 children,she is just a marriage breaker and money grabber”
by mythoughts11
Friday, July 27 2012, 10:59PM
“There sure is more to this story. She has been with Kevin on and off for 17 years and married to him for 4 years. Katrina has been engaged 5 times she has had affairs, and broken up relationships. One in particular she encouraged a man to call off his wedding two weeks before and he did. A month after the date of what would have been his wedding she dumped him.
Katrina enjoys the chase more than the catch. A while before she left Kevin she had her sights on a married man of 24 years with a family.Katrina was one of his daughters best friends how sick is that. To make matters worse this husband told his wife a few days after she had been diagnosed with cancer how sick! sick! sick! is that.
Katrina stated in the Sun " I have no interest in love, my son comes first" This fellow was already in tow !!
Katrina also stated "He should have been sent to jail for what he has done to me" I believe SHE should be put in jail for what she has done to her husband over the years and to protect other peoples partners in the future. I would say to her latest conquest look out who will be her next catch.”
by WilkesyJ
Wednesday, July 25 2012, 4:18AM
“Where does it say the property was his own? It was the 'marital' home and therefore the wife had rights to the property. Of course it's illegal in these circumstances. He wouldn't have pleaded guilty to a criminal offence otherwise. Sounds like a nasty little man to me.”
by jennywhite663
Tuesday, July 24 2012, 10:56PM
“stokeace. I am merely commenting on fact presented to me in a newspaper article. Fact backed by judges, doctors etc. Please feel free to explain the fundamental issues to me, sticking to the issues of the article and not the opinions of narrow minded fools.”
by stokeace
Tuesday, July 24 2012, 8:35PM
“you dont know what i know million180374..so seeing as you dont know what i know then its obvious that you dont know what you are on about so on that note dont comment on what i know...or dont know...”
by Million180374
Tuesday, July 24 2012, 8:28PM
“Judging by karri as smile she thought
She was getting everything to me all she got
Is a lemon and ended up eating it sour faced”